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congestion, and pollution. It has only been several years since
auto makers began taking the issues seriously and developing
safer cars that cause fewer accidents and inflict less
severe injury on both passenger and pedestrian in case of an
accident.
Moreover, environmental issues, such as global warming,
are unavoidable issues for auto makers if they are to continue
their business into the 21 st century. Internal combustion
engines that generate power by burning fossil fuels, such as
gasoline, create CO 2 during the combustion process and emit
gases, such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC),
and nitrous oxides (NO X). Today, automobiles account for a
little less than 20% of all CO 2 from man-made sources.
However, only one-fourth of the world's population enjoys
the benefits of automobiles. If all developing nations
experience motorization in the future to the level of
developed nations, the total CO 2 emissions would be
considerably greater than today.
Developing cars that emit less CO 2 and other gases and
creating a plan to introduce more such cars into the market
are missions of social importance for automakers and also the
only way for them to survive in the 21 st century.
Toyota's first concrete strategy for reducing CO 2 emission
is to improve conventional engines and technologies. Even
though fossil fuel depletion and global warming are harmful
realities, the vast majority of automobiles in use on this planet
are powered by gasoline
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